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Debenhams is Britain's favourite department store. With 120 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland and a fully transactional website, committed to offering our customers greater value, a wider choice and excellent service across every area in which they trade.
Though the company dates back to 1778, the Debenhams name first appeared in 1813 as the partnership of Clark and Debenham in London's Wigmore Street. Prospering throughout the 19th century, the business grew to include a number of retail outlets all over the country as well as clothing manufacturing operations. In 1905, the business was incorporated and Debenhams first department store was opened. |
In 1928, Debenhams was listed on the London Stock Exchange where it traded as an independent company and continued to expand. In 1985, Debenhams was acquired by the Burton Group and had a portfolio of 65 department stores in key locations across the United Kingdom. |
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Debenhams has continued to develop a unique mix of exclusive own brands including 'Designers at Debenhams', international brands and concessions.
An overview of Debenhams Debenhams is a leading department stores group. Debenhams has a strong presence in key product categories including womenswear, menswear, homewares, health and beauty, accessories, lingerie and childrenswear. A unique mix of exclusive own brands, including Designers at Debenhams, and third-party brands helps differentiate Debenhams from its competitors.
Debenhams has 153 stores including 10 Desire by Debenhams stores, across the UK and Ireland with approximately 10.9 million square feet of trading space and around 21,500 employees. (2009/2010)
In addition Debenhams has 48 international franchise stores in 17 countries outside the UK and Ireland. Debenhams is also extending its customer reach by making direct sales through its internet website.
Debenhams has a successful own brand portfolio of approximately 55 own brands (such as Debut, Maine New England, Red Herring and Thomas Nash) including 25 Designers at Debenhams brands. The Designers at Debenhams range offers customers exclusive product lines at mainstream prices by designers such as Jasper Conran, Julien Macdonald, John Rocha and Matthew Williamson. Third party brands are either bought by Debenhams (such as Estée Lauder and Levi Strauss) or available through in-store concessions (such as Oasis).
International brands
Debenhams currently has a network of franchised stores in the following countries:
Designers at Debenhams
Debenhams currently has over 20 Designers at Debenhams, designing over 48 different ranges.
Designer collections include J by Jasper Conran, Butterfly by Matthew Williamson, Star by Julien Macdonald, Rocha.John Rocha and St George by Duffer. The strategy is to make these existing brands bigger, whilst continuing to introduce new designer brands in line with our customers needs.
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